School: Tomena
- Location:
- Gortullaghan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Uidhir
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- (continued from previous page)them. One of the weavers was William Williams of Drumbagh; the other was Mich McCaffrey of Altinure. In Curracleasie the next townland to Drumbagh they used to do nothing only weaving.
- In olden days everyone around here sowed flax and made all their clothes from it, because there was nothing but their own manufacture. There was a family by the name of Moores whose descendants are still in Corlough. They used to make their living out of flax spinning.
- There was a family of the name of Dowlers who lived in Dernacrieve. They could make any farm implement such as,(continues on next page)
- Informant
- May Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumbeagh, Co. Cavan
